Thin-Section Lab

Petrographic Facilities

~Department of Geoscience~

University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242

Phone: (319) 335-3992 Fax (319) 335-1821

www.uiowa.edu/~petrography

***Prices Revised October 2008 and are subject to change without notice***

Standard Thin Sections – Hard Rocks

Covered Standard Section from Pre-cut Chip with Impregnation

·  25 x 46 mm (1 x 2") ………………………………………….………..$14.50

·  25 x 75 mm (1 x 3") ……………………………………….…………..$15.50

·  25 mm (Circular Section) ……………………………….………….…$13.00

·  2 x 3” ……………………………………………………………………$25.00

Standard Thin Sections – Clay, Paleosol, Shale, Chalk

Covered Standard Section from Pre-cut Chip with Heavy Impregnation

·  25 x 46 mm (1 x 2")…………………………………………………… $20.00

Standard Thin Sections – Extra Hard Materials

Covered Standard Section from Pre-cut Chip

·  25 x 46 mm (1 x 2") ……………………………………………..……. $20.00

Morphometric Thin Sections – Coral

Covered Standard Section from Pre-cut Chip with Heavy Impregnation

·  2 x 3………………………………………………………………….…. $15.00

Polished Sections

Standard: Microprobe:

·  25 x 46 mm (1 x 2")…..……...add $8.00 Add…………..$20.00

·  25 x 75 mm (1 x 3")………...add $10.00 Add…………..$20.00

·  2 x 3”…………………………add $12.00 Add…………..$20.00

·  25 mm (Circular Section)…...add $8.00 Add…………..$20.00

Miscellaneous

·  Orientation……………………………………………..…………….…No Charge

·  Non-standard Procedures*…………………………..……$20.00/hr + Supplies

·  Lab Use Fee For External Personnel………..…………..$10.00/hr + Supplies

·  Trimming Oversize Sample………………………………..…….………….$3.00

·  Six Scribe Characters………………………………….…..………….No Charge

·  More than Six Scribe Characters……….………………....$1.00 per character

·  Packaging……………………………………………….....…………………$5.00

·  Cardboard slide box………………………………….….…...………………$3.75

General Information

·  Turn around time depends on the size of the queue. Please indicate your desired completion date on the form, and we will contact you within a few days of receipt of your samples and give you an estimated completion date. There are no guarantees. 20 or less standard thin sections (1 x 2") with impregnation usually take 3 weeks. Time varies according to size of the order and required procedures.

·  Samples should be submitted in chip size and major saw marks removed.

·  Please make checks payable to the Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa. Remittance may be mailed to:

Christine Harms

Department of Geoscience

121 Trowbridge Hall

Iowa City, IA 52242

·  25% discount applies only workers who hold office space within Trowbridge Hall

·  *Non-standard procedures include but are not limited to: double-polished FTIR mounts, permanent and non-permanent melt inclusion mounts, alumina shatterbox powdering, swingmill powdering, isodynamic mineral separation, and cutting/polishing hand samples. Further inquiries welcome.